Example sentences of "[verb] not being " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Physical safety might include not being allowed to wander into dangerous surroundings , or to bathe in scalding hot water . |
| 2 | His victim , who has not being identified , put up a struggle despite being coshed across her back with a piece of hosepipe . |
| 3 | That night I tried not being decent , being sharp and bitchy , instead . |
| 4 | The appointment letter should also state that ( i ) in the event of the time and place not being convenient , the debtor is to name some other time and place reasonably convenient for the purpose , ( ii ) ( statutory demands ) if the debtor fails to keep the appointment the creditor proposes to serve the debtor by advertisement or post or insertion through a letter box or as the case may be , and that , in the event of a bankruptcy petition being presented , the court will be asked to treat such service as service of the demand on the debtor , ( iii ) ( petitions ) if the debtor fails to keep the appointment , application will be made to the court for an order for substituted service either by advertisement or in such other manner as the court may think fit ; ( c ) in attending any appointment made by letter , inquiry should be made whether the debtor has received all letters left for him . |
| 5 | Terror terror terror — I hate hate hate dreams — no I do n't , I hate hate hate not being able to write them down . |
| 6 | You hate being an underdog , you hate not being able to express yourself properly . |
| 7 | I just hate not being able to put my finger on a map and say ‘ I 'm there . ’ ’ |
| 8 | It was the classic theme of the man depicted not being able to emerge from himself . |
| 9 | I have been constantly told what a fine man he was and I regret not being able to experience and appreciate his qualities first-hand as I have grown from a child to an adult . |
| 10 | I regret not being able to deal with the subject of community care policy as extensively as its importance deserves , although there is a general discussion in Chapter 3 . |
| 11 | In The Family , Sex and Marriage he was careful to retain an open mind on affective individualism , emphasizing first that it was not necessarily the way of the future , family change not being linear , and second , that it did not necessarily result in greater happiness than other forms of family organization . |
| 12 | I feared that , but I must always have wanted it too , because when you had me dismissed from that job — Oh , I hated that , I hated not being able to see you any more , but I thought it was you I hated . |
| 13 | He was warned that he risked not being able to read Braille if he worked with the soil because it would cut his fingers and reduce their sensitivity . |
| 14 | I can remember not being able to get off my sister 's much bigger push bike , just an ordinary push bike |
| 15 | His self-assurance comes out now in his attitude to school work : ‘ I did not like not being able to answer a question , particularly if another boy could ’ . |
| 16 | This can actually produce those distressing occasions when , for example , a husband and wife are sitting there looking at each other , the dying one trying very hard to get on and die because they understand everyone is waiting for them to do so , and the survivor trapped with their feelings of guilt about wishing their relative would die , whilst at the same time not being able to leave the person 's side in case they miss the moment . |
| 17 | ( 5 ) The turnover rent shall be determined by a qualified accountant ( acting as an expert ) and whose decision shall be final ( except so far as concerns matters of law ) to be appointed by the President for the time being of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales : ( a ) if the tenant fails to supply a certificate in accordance with paragraph 3 above ( in which case the landlord 's costs of the determination and the expert 's fee shall be borne by the tenant ) or ( b ) if there shall be any dispute between the parties as to the calculation of the turnover rent ( in which case the costs of the determination and the expert 's fee shall be borne as the expert directs ) ( 6 ) Until the determination of the turnover rent for any rental year the tenant shall continue to pay rent at the rate payable immediately before the beginning of the rental year in question and upon such determination there shall be due as arrears of rent or as the case may be refunded to the tenant the difference ( if any ) between the rent paid by the tenant for that year and the rent which ought to have been paid by him for that year plus ( if the turnover rent is determined by an expert ) such amount of interest as may be directed by the expert ( 7 ) If the turnover rent for any rental year falls below £ the landlord may by notice in writing served on the tenant not more than one month after the determination of the turnover rent for that year ( time not being of the essence ) require that there be substituted for the basic rent and the turnover rent for that year the amount for which the demised property might reasonably be expected to be let on the open market at the beginning of the year in question for a term equal to the residue of this lease then unexpired and on the same terms as this lease ( save as to rent but on the assumption that the rent may be revised every five years ) there being disregarded the matters set out in section 34 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 ( as amended ) and in default of agreement the said amount shall be determined by an independent surveyor ( acting as an expert not as an arbitrator ) to be appointed by the President for the time being of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors whose decision shall be final and whose fee shall be borne as he directs Example 4:5 Turnover rent for theatre or cinema based on box office receipts1 ( 1 ) In this schedule : ( a ) " box office receipts " means the gross amount of all moneys payable to the tenant or any group company on the sale of tickets for theatrical cinematic or other performances in the demised property or the right to stage productions or hold conferences or other events ( whether public or private ) in the demised property and any moneys payable on the sale of programmes souvenirs or similar items ; ( i ) treating any sale by credit card as having been a sale in consideration of the net amount recoverable by the tenant from the credit card company ( ii ) treating any amount which the tenant is entitled to receive by way of grant gift or sponsorship as part of the box office receipts and ( iii ) deducting any value added tax payable by the tenant to HM Customs and Excise ( b ) " bar receipts " means the gross amount of all moneys payable to the tenant or any group company for the supply of food and drink in the demised property : ( i ) treating any sale by credit card as having been a sale in consideration of the net amount recoverable by the tenant from the credit card company ( ii ) allowing the tenant a reduction of two per cent for wastage ( 2 ) The rent payable by the tenant shall be the aggregate of : ( a ) £ … per annum ( b ) 5 per cent of the first 60 per cent of the box office receipts for any year ( c ) 10 per cent of the remainder of the box office receipts ( d ) 7.5 per cent of the bar receipts payable annually in arrear on 31 December in each year ( 3 ) The tenant shall pay on account of the rent on 1 January 1 April 1 July and 1 October : ( a ) in the first year of the term £ … by four equal instalments ( b ) in the second and every subsequent year of the term payments at the rate of the rent payable for the last preceding year of the term by four equal instalments and as soon as possible after the end of the second and each subsequent year the amounts payable for that year under paragraph 2 above shall be agreed or otherwise determined and all necessary adjustments ( whether by way further payment by the tenant or credit given by the landlord ) shall be made ( 4 ) The tenant shall : ( a ) keep full and accurate books or records of account ( b ) permit the landlord ( or a person nominated by the landlord ) to inspect the books or records of account ( but not more often than once every three months ) and if so required to provide the books or records in a readily legible form ( 5 ) ( a ) at the end of each year of the term either the landlord or the tenant may require an audit of the tenant 's books and records by an independent auditor ( acting as an expert ) to be appointed ( in default of agreement ) by the President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales ( b ) the auditor shall certify the amount of the box office receipts and the bar receipts for the year in question and his certificate shall be binding on the parties ( except in so far as concerns matters of law ) ( c ) the auditor has power to determine how his costs and the costs of any representations to him shall be borne |
| 18 | She writes , however : ‘ Since the Sixth Form I have regretted not being able to combine Science and Modern Languages ’ . |
| 19 | More will suffer basic disabilities like not being able to walk or bath on their own . |
| 20 | Thus , for basic civic rights like not being enslaved or imprisoned without trial , people should need only to be people . |
| 21 | Like not being able to sneeze on the cheese . |
| 22 | ‘ I like not being able to breathe . ’ |
| 23 | He enjoyed not being known as Inspector Rose , he enjoyed the sausages from Spratling 's Colonial Butchers , he enjoyed kedgeree , and most of all he enjoyed the fresh fish brought in by the landlady 's schoolboy son . |
| 24 | Some critics have taken the argument against this second cost to the extreme and suggested that the mere fact , of fund accounting not being the norm within the accounting profession as a whole , should prohibit its use . |
| 25 | I remember not being able to stand outside a phone kiosk any longer and dragging out a man who was obviously gossiping therein . |
| 26 | I remember not being able to face certain people for months afterwards . |
| 27 | I remember not being greatly shocked by the sad occurrence itself , which followed a lengthy illness . |
| 28 | People often have an underlying doubt about falling in and dislike not being in complete control over what they are doing . |
| 29 | on a train , because I 've got a governor 's meeting that day and , and I ca n't avoid not being at that governor 's meeting because I 'm a chairman |
| 30 | For example , as will be seen below , customers must be made aware of the margin requirements in respect of a margined transaction and the consequence of margin calls not being met . |